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I got back to my house on the 26th, as I started to break out with a bad rash on my face and torso. Doc said it's covid rash, Oh Joy. Put me on steroids for a week and they really play with you, so I laid low and stayed away from firearms and the outside world. Last night 11/3, I decided to go out to a pheasant preserve for a couple of hours, as they've been hearing coyote in the area and I was getting cabin fever dealing with the rash. Saw plenty of deer, but not a peep or sighting of a coyote. It was a beautiful night to be out anyway , with a 3/4 moon, mild temps and no wind to speak of. Time to rest up and Maybe head upstate Friday AM to see what havoc I can cause, as the rash sucks whether I'm at home or upstate.

My preferred dog is a Brit, because they point, not super high energy, great family pet and great hunters. My favorite hunting dog , is any breed of hunting dog that's knows how to hunt, that I'm hunting with at the time.

You mean Trump and Harris ?

That sucks, hopefully you can find it, confirm it died and get the antlers. If not, you gave it your all and can get another buck in range to try again.

Looking at the states that aren't done counting vote's, yet favor Trump and I'm assuming will go to Trump, it looks like neither candidate will make it to the 270 vote count needed to win office. So what happens then ??? What happens if no presidential candidate receives a majority of the Electoral College votes? If no candidate receives a majority of electoral votes, the House of Representatives elects the President from the three candidates who received the most electoral votes. Each state delegation has one vote. The Senate elects the Vice President from the two vice presidential candidates with the most electoral votes. The last time this happened in a presidential race, was in the early 1800's.

At least Trump would be able to remember those lost opportunities and Biden will finally get the care he needs after he loses today or tomorrow or next week, depending on when the Dems will accept the loss.

Joe's in China's pocket and if the US cuts down on it's pollution, China can pollute twice as much as it does now !

Well, Bidens Firearm policy just doesn't effect Hunters and Sportspeople, it effects every gun owner that has an AR15 (And whatever other Long Gun they deem an Evil Assault weapon), Any pistol that has the ability to accept a magazine that will hold more than 10 rounds and "High Capacity" magazines, meaning magazines that can hold over a 10 round capacity. Said Firearms and magazines will need to be serialized, registered and then a fee of $200 apc paid to the Gov't for every type of Evil firearm and magazine. Maybe that's how Ol' joe plans to pay for free college and the green new deal ? And that's just the tip of the iceberg of his common sense firearm confiscation policies. You can fast forward through this video, but it's worth watching every second or you can just believe the 2nd amendment isn't at risk ? https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=82Ppmg0abO4

Joe Biden was in three states yesterday. Unconscious Semiconscious and Confused.

I looked into 5.11 too, great prices, but they don't offer a 16" boot.

I received my new pair of Rocky Lynx boots and they are very nice + comfortable right out of the box. Fit great and although they zip up, their just a little easier to take off than my slip on boots. I thought they would be a lot easier to take off and I'll see over time if they do get easier. They do however have great ankle support and are lightweight. I'm going to do a little testing with them this weekend, but I think their keepers. SJC

Buy an electric UTV and never worry about making noise or needing another pair of wool pants again. I actually hated to go deer hunting with my family when I started to hunt, as everyone made me wear Woolrich clothes and I'm allergic to wool. There are so many different offerings of pants made in every type of material today, you should be able to find something to replace your pants. You proved that they don't make em' like they used to and after spending that much money on a pair of pant's, only to have them fall apart in less than a year's time, I wouldn't try them again, unless they sent me a new pair for free.

You'd better pack some of your heavy gear in another truck going to the cabin, as your going to need a loaner to replace the loaner your driving after you tear off the undercarriage !

Me too,. If I said I wouldn't own a truck or car manufacturer ever again because of it breaking down, I'd be going to work on a skate board ! A couple of years ago, I had a friend that bought a top of the line ford truck for his plow business. Almost $60 grand after it was all said and done. Put all of the plow truck crap in/on it and it blew the engine driving out of the plow shop. It didn't have 50 miles on it. Crap happens. Hopefully you get it taken care of without to much out of pocket cost.

I was told very early on in my hunting life, that there's no recipe for horns in any cook book. Fill the freezer first, then get picky, as you can keep the horns from a buck and give the meat away, if you don't have any more room in the freezer. If your just horn hunting, I'd pass on all of those bucks.

Same here. I had a Brit and a Gordon setter at one time, now I'm left with a 13 year old Gordon. He's got a grey muzzle, is deaf and I have to limit his time afield, but he still looks beautiful when he goes on point.

In the early years of thermal technology, I would agree with your ID issues, but with the newer thermal vision sensor technology, ID'ing isn't an issue, unless your shooting very long range. I like to keep my shots within 100 yards, but after using thermal for a long time, I can ID animals by their mannerisms from a pretty long ways away. It's always better to be safe than sorry. Healthy kids go for big money now a days, so I would be looking at the N vision Halo instead of the Trij !

Looking at the video clip in slow mo, you can see the coyote that was to my left, running away to the right at the 2 second mark.

All weekend, coyote packs were calling to each other from the tops of the mountains and I couldn't entice them off with my calling. So after sleeping a couple of hours, I decided to take the fight to them and hike up a mountain at four pm, taking my sweet time, planning on getting to the top around six. That would give me a couple of cough free hours. I found a ridge that I glass during deer season, that offer's a 100 yard 360 view, deer all over the place. Finally it got dark and the moon came out. The deer bedded down around 60 yards away. I started with a female long howl after hearing the pack sounding off in the distance. When the wind died down, I hit the call again. Scanning with the thermal, I noticed the deer were on alert( same as the earlier stand), looking to my right side. I could then hear movement and saw a couple of coyote tearing ass in my direction. I set the tripod up and reached for the rifle, but I inadvertently set one of the tripod legs through the rifle sling. I usually take the sling off when I get on stand. Once I get it untangled and set the rifle on the tripod, the coyote are literally standing yards away, looking at me. We were both in disbelief and I knew that wasn't going to last long. I fired, as the second coyote to the left started to run away. It ran downhill about 50 yards and crumpled. Scanned around, but never got a glimpse of the second one. It was Big female. I edited the video to 37 seconds, as it might give viewers a seizure after me forgetting to stop recording while moving the rifle around searching for the other coyote. https://youtu.be/NKCh0_sWqFE

This hunt started with me seeing a lot of deer around and no coyote all night. Being I would get around four hours time cough free after taking a mucinex, I was at the three + hour cough free mark when I saw all the deer looking in one direction. Low and behold, I saw it coming in and got set up for the shot. Then it disappeared for five minutes, then the deer got nervous and ran over a rock wall. I saw it trotting about 100 yards away, moved to a better position and whistled before taking a shot that hit it mid length. I was going to take another shot, but it wasn't needed. It was a decent sized male. https://youtu.be/k4xqrd5WbsY

I'm still alive, but a couple of coyote didn't fare as well as me.. Covid sucks and while I was doing some hunting, I'm not 100%, have a persistent hacking cough and I fatigue easy. Coughing isn't so good when hunting and after checking + doing needed maintenance on some deer stands, I was down for the count. I mean sitting down in a chair, then waking a few hours later fatigue and coughing till red faced sometimes. I get a couple of cough free hours after taking a mucinex, but only after Coughing my lungs first. Once the coughing started again, my hunt was really over. So while I'm lucky to have mild symptoms compared to others, Please try to stay Covid free. Videos to follow.

Great optic. Should tip the odds in your favor now. I see a super hogster in your future, as going from thermal to a NV scope is going to get old quick.

Well, I pushed my luck and got Covid, luckily with very mild symptoms(stuffy head and some taste loss), but I need to quarantine from my wife, who tested negative this morning. Loaded some more ammo for the 20 practical and am squared away in every other aspect. So tomorrow, I head upstate (to me) to camp out in an isolated area and start my covid quarantine coyote hunting adventure. Hopefully, I'll have some more video for all to enjoy when I return.

What's the dope on the thermal scanner ? Thermal is sure a game changer and worth every penny knowing that after you look through it and see something/nothing there, you know there's something/nothing there. Hope you drill some holes in some fur soon.

One of the many gaffe video's of Ol' Joe. Come on Man !!!! https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fNQAbF33gFM